MeanChromatic
is an interval list for the Mean Chromatic scale.
MeanChromatic
MeanChromatic
is an interval list for the Mean Chromatic scale.
Details and Options
- To use MeanChromatic, you first need to load the Music Package using Needs["Music`"].
- Intervals are measured in cents.
- MusicScale[MeanChromatic,freq,dur] creates a Sound object that is a sequence of pitches corresponding to the Mean Chromatic scale.
- The Mean Chromatic scale uses 696.6 cents as the definition of a fifth, instead of 702 cents as in the Pythagorean and Just Intonation systems.
- This scale was invented in the 18
century by Gottfried Silbermann to correct for intonation problems due to enharmonic change.
Tech Notes
Related Guides
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), MeanChromatic, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Music/ref/MeanChromatic.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "MeanChromatic." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Music/ref/MeanChromatic.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). MeanChromatic. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Music/ref/MeanChromatic.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_meanchromatic, author="Wolfram Research", title="{MeanChromatic}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Music/ref/MeanChromatic.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2026_meanchromatic, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={MeanChromatic}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Music/ref/MeanChromatic.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}